BY GODWIN OBI Sources said the terrorists were eliminated in air strikes carried out on the night of June 21, 2023, in Amchille in Geizuwa. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama confirmed the strikes noting that the air component carried out the strikes following credible intelligence ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A total of 11 students under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Students Association (NIMSA) were rescued on Saturday after a speedboat capsized at a resort in Calabar, Cross River State. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the rescue, noting that efforts had intensifiedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has assumed office with a promise to intensify operations against crude oil theft and end illegal refining in the country. He also promised to intensify the capability of the Nigerian Navy to combat piracy, seaContinue Reading
• President says Nigeria’s financial system under ex-CBN boss rotten • God gave me courage to stop subsidy, a 40-year-old scam BY GODWIN OBI Two weeks after the suspension and the arrest of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, President Bola Tinubu has finally spoken onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday informed all authorised dealers and the general public of immediate changes to operations in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Market. This will involve the unification of all segments of the forex market collapsing all previous windows into one, saidContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC); Mr Emmanuel Jime has confirmed the presence of rivalry among government agencies in the maritime sector. Jime while speaking during the Maritime Appreciation Dinner organised by the League of Maritime Editors in honour of the immediate past Minister of Transportation;Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Southern Elders Forum (SEF) has thrown their weight behind the joint ticket of former governors of Abia and Zamfara states, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and Abdullaziz Yari for the Senate presiding offices. Rising from a crucial meeting in Abuja which was attended by members drawn fromContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Student Loan Bill in fulfilment of a promise he made during his campaign. This was announced on Monday by the spokesperson to the Federal Government Mister Dele Alake, saying that the funds will be domiciled in the Ministry ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Imo State Police Command says it will ensure it apprehends the killers of one of its officers, Inspector Charles. Charles whose surname was not disclosed, served as orderly to a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Chiji Collins. Charles had been kidnapped last monthContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) custody, the secret police has confirmed. This is according to a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Peter Afunanya, on Saturday. “The DepartmentContinue Reading